How can I add more than 6 members to family sharing

My family uses family sharing and we love it. My youngest is 9 and just got an iPod touch. I went to create an apple id for him but it says that I can't add him to the family sharing because we already have 6. How can I add another member to the family sharing?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4.1

Posted on Aug 25, 2015 1:35 PM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2015 1:50 PM

I think the only current work around is to graduate one of the older members of the family to their own account. You lose the family sharing privileges of apps and media sharing but would be able to protect the youngest in the family. Also, having each parent have their own Family sharing can enable sharing for 10 kids, but you have to buy everything twice. Not ideal but still probably the best game around for sharing.

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Aug 25, 2015 1:50 PM in response to R0ck3tman

I think the only current work around is to graduate one of the older members of the family to their own account. You lose the family sharing privileges of apps and media sharing but would be able to protect the youngest in the family. Also, having each parent have their own Family sharing can enable sharing for 10 kids, but you have to buy everything twice. Not ideal but still probably the best game around for sharing.

Jun 18, 2017 9:31 PM in response to UGADog

So if we have more than 4 children, we have to create a second account and buy everything twice? Is this Apple's way of population control or did they just decide to discriminate against large families? We are already highly discriminated against at restaurants by having to wait for a large table while families of 3 or 4 just move ahead and are seated. Now we are forced to spend twice as much as smaller families due to a randomly decided limit of 6 families members as the maximum number allowed on one Family Sharing account. Maybe the name should be changed since it's very inaccurate. A better name would be "Family Sharing as long as your family only consists of what we feel is appropriate and we'll double charge you if your family is larger than that". Larger families already buy more phones, tablets and apps just because there are more people that use them. Now we are further financially disadvantaged. Not good, Apple.

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